EDC 102h F10 Final Exam Research - RachelS

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What is the problem or issue?
-How can standards, assessments, and accountability affect schools?
-NCLB has been hurting schools

Why is this issue important nationally and/or locally?
-NCLB affects everyone. Testing affects funding.
-Orlich article
-Jung-Cheol article
-Darling-Hammond article

What is the historical roots of this problem? What has been tried in the past?
-NCLB 2001
-Ravitch chapter
-Jung-Cheol article
-Savage Inequalities
-Hope in the Unseen

What are the current approaches?
-NCLB

How does this problem/issue relate to RI schools? Is there evidence of a connection to the specific schools schools/districts/communities that we researched earlier?
-Affects everyone. High achieving schools like Barrington get more funding than poorer, needier schools in Providence

How has this issue been informed by our course readings? Other sources? Be specific and prepared to cite your sources!
-A Hope in the Unseen: Students don't have the same opportunities as those in rich schools
-Ravitch: Chapter on NCLB
-Savage Inequalities: New York chapter

What are your views, opinions, concerns, or solutions related to the problem?
-Au/Valencia Article
-Hershberg/Robertson-Kraft article


Sources:
  1. Donald C. Orlich, “A Critical Analysis of Educational Standards (Winter 2010, pg. 40),” Professional Journal, AASA: Journal of Scholarship & Practice, http://0-www.aasa.org.helin.uri.edu/jsp.aspx.
  2. Kathryn H. Au and Shelia W. Valencia, “Fulfilling the Potential of Standards-Based Education: Promising Policy Principles,” National Council of Teachers of English, http://0-www.ncte.org.helin.uri.edu/search?q=Fulfilling+the+Potential+of+Standards-Based+Education%3a+Promising+Policy+Principles.
  3. Jung-Cheol, Shin, “Impact of Performance Based Accountability on Institutional Performance in the U.S.,” Higher Education, http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=Impacts+of+Shin%2C+Jung+Cheol+PerformanceBased+Accountability+on+Institutional+Performance+in+the+U.S.&btnG=Google+Search#sclient=psy&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=5ao&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&source=hp&q=Shin+Jung+Cheol+%22Impacts+of+Performance-Based+Accountability+on+Institutional+Performance+in+the+U.S.%22&aq=&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=9bef8cda26d1a6ec.
  4. Darling-Hammond, Linda, “Race, Inequality ad Educational Accountability: The Irony of "No Child Left Behind",” Opinion Paper, EBSCO Host, http://0-web.ebscohost.com.helin.uri.edu/ehost/detail?hid=105&sid=9e0a3a9d-349a-4bc5-98dc-88657d86e48d%40sessionmgr112&vid=1&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=26461084.
  5. Hershberg, Theodore and Robertson-Kraft, Claire, “Maximizing the Opportunity Provided by "Race to the Top",” ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.helin.uri.edu/hww/results/getResults.jhtml?_DARGS=/hww/advancedsearch/advanced_search.jhtml.4#curPg=21%7C40%7C20%7Cbrief%7C0%7C1.
  6. Suskind, Ron. A Hope in the Unseen. New York: Broadway Books, 2005. Print.
  7. Kozol, Jonathan. Savage Inequalities. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992. 83-132. Print.
  8. Ravitch, Diane. The Death and Life of the Great American School System. New York: Basic Books, 2010. 93-112. Print.